/*
 * Copyright (C) 2010 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
 * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
 * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.binding.mapping;

import ch.trackedbean.tracking.*;

/**
 * Validator for single property validation of mapped beans.<br>
 * Implement this interface to check a single property of a bean whenever it changes.
 * 
 * @param <T> The bean type
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
public interface IBeanPropertyValidator<T> {
    /**
     * This method is called after a property has changed.<br>
     * In this method you can validate the given property and set it's status according to the validation.
     * 
     * @param bean The concerned bean
     * @param status The status of the concerned bean (use it to set a field on error)
     * @param property The name of the property or a map/list/array index encapsulated in <code>[<index>]</code>
     */
    void validate(T bean, IBeanStatus status, String property);
}
